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  • Adolescent drug abuse: Helping families survive 
    Usher Kim; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2005)
    Drug use and abuse carries risk in people of all ages. However, adolescents are particularly vulnerable to substance misuse. Adolescent drug use continues to be an area of concern with a number of adolescents developing ...
  • Care of acutely ill older patients in hospital: clinical decision making 
    Milton-Wildey Kathleen; O'Brien Louise (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)
    Aims and objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the nursing care of older hospitalised patients and how the nurses providing care understood the clinical decision-making around this care. Background. One of ...
  • Disrupted relationships: adult daughters and father absence 
    East Leah; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (eContent Management, 2007)
    Changes in family structures have resulted in many children growing up in nontraditional families, where their father is not resident in the family home. Father absence that occurs as a result of the breakdown of the ...
  • Disrupted Sense Of Self: Young Women And Sexually Transmitted Infections 
    East Leah; Jackson Debra; Peters Karin; O'Brien Louise (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2010)
    Aim. This article is an exploration of young women's experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection. Background. Sexually transmitted infections are prevalent worldwide and have serious physical and psychological ...
  • Father absence and adolescent development: a review of the literature 
    East Leah; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (Sage Publications, 2006)
    Rapid social change has seen increasing numbers of woman-headed singleparent families, meaning that more and more children are growing up without a father resident in the home. Father absence is a term that is not well ...
  • Fractured families: Parental perspectives of the effects of adolescent drug abuse on family life 
    Jackson Debra; Usher Kim; O'Brien Louise (eContent Management Pty Ltd, 2006)
    Drug use in young people has serious ramifications for health and well-being of young people and their families and continues to be an area of major concern for health workers.Though the task of dealing with drug-related ...
  • Guilt and shame: experiences of parents of self-harming adolescents 
    Mcdonald Glenda; O'Brien Louise; Jackson Debra (Sage Publications Ltd, 2007)
    This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study that used a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology to develop insights into the experience of parents of young people who engage in self-harming behaviour. Six mothers ...
  • Mad, Sad And Hormonal: The Gendered Nature Of Adolescent Sleep Disturbance 
    Vallido T; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (Sage Publications Ltd, 2009)
    Up to 40 percent of adolescents experience some form of sleep difficulty, with adolescent girls often reporting higher levels of sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue than boys. This article explores the literature surrounding ...
  • More Than Vision Imagination As An Elemental Characteristic Of Being A Nurse Leader-Mentor 
    Mccloughen Andrea; O'Brien Louise; Jackson Debra (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010)
    Mentoring relationships are dynamic alliances that can be used as a supportive mechanism for growing nurse leaders and promoting the future of the nursing profession. This article explores imagination as one of the central ...
  • Nurses' Management of adolescent sleep disturbance: a qualitative study 
    Vallido T; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2010)
    Aims and objectives. To evaluate nurses' knowledge of adolescent sleep and sleep disturbance and the strategies they employ to facilitate sleep in adolescent patients. Background. Sleep disturbance in adolescents is common ...
  • Nursing care of hospitalised older adults: Implications for clinical leadership 
    Milton-Wildey Kathleen; O'Brien Louise (Australian Nursing Federation, 2010)
    Objective This study investigated how nurses managed the care of acutely ill older patients in acute hospital settings. Design Constructivist inquiry has been used that included multiple methods of data collection: interviews, ...
  • Nursing Care Of Older Patients In Hospital: Implications For Clinical Leadership 
    Milton-Wildey Kathleen; O'Brien Louise (Australian Nursing Federation, 2011)
    Objective This study investigated how nurses managed the care of acutely ill older patients in acute hospital settings. Design Constructivist inquiry has been used that included multiple methods of data collection: interviews, ...
  • Positioning mentorship within Australian Nursing Contexts: A literature review 
    Mccloughen Andrea; O'Brien Louise; Jackson Debra (EContent Management Pty Ltd, 2006)
    There are a variety of structured and unstructured supportive relationships available to nurses. Internationally, nurses commonly use preceptorship, clinical supervision, and mentorship to meet distinct needs and provide ...
  • Shattered Dreams: Parental Experiences of Adolescent substance abuse 
    Usher Kim; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
    Drug or substance abuse by adolescents continues to have a major impact on the health and well-being of young people and poses a serious management problem for health workers. While the majority of the problems surrounding ...
  • Sleep In Adolescence: A Review Of Issues For Nursing Practice 
    Vallido T; Peters Karin; O'Brien Louise; Jackson Debra (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
    The aim of this review was to explore the literature to determine what is known about adolescent sleep, the causes and consequences of disturbed sleep in adolescence and the implications this has for nursing practice. Sleep ...
  • Stigma and stereotypes: Women and sexually transmitted infections 
    East Leah; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise; Peters Kathleen (Elsevier, 2012)
    Sexually transmitted infections have long been associated with stigma and stereotypes due to their very nature. Throughout history sexually transmitted infections have been associated with female prostitution and deviant ...
  • Storytelling: an approach that can help to develop resilience 
    East Leah; Jackson Debra; O'Brien Louise; Peters Kathleen (R C N Publishing Co., 2010)
    Stories convey values and emotions, and can reveal the differences and similarities between peopleâ¿¿s experiences. Elucidating personal stories involves sharing which can help form bonds and supportive networks. With ...